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2004-12-23 Home Front: WoT

Airport Screeners Find Blade in Man's Shoe

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Posted by Steve 2004-12-23 9:15:36 AM|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A couple of minor points: probably a quarter of the entire population have some degree of clinical paranoia. Second, that paranoia is generally under control until they are put under pressure *specific* to their personal security. A mildly paranoid person may be perfectly normal until stopped and searched by the police, but even after being let go with a "sorry about that, have a nice day", they will be unbalanced, maybe dangerously for a week or two. Had they not been searched, they would not have had a problem. And the anticipation of having their personal security invaded, gets them a week or two of getting their paranoia "warmed up". So what is the solution? Stress detection. The technology exists to determine if people are under so much stress that they shouldn't be permitted on the aircraft, for whatever reason. It doesn't matter if they are terrorists or mentally ill, they just shouldn't be allowed to fly. If they are neither, it doesn't matter if they carry a machete on board with them. And that's the rub--if they are so paranoid that they worry about having their stress detected, then they shouldn't fly. Searching their person, much more invasive, should only be used as a last resort.

Posted by Anonymoose 2004-12-23 9:45:44 AM|| 2004-12-23 9:45:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Anon - back when i was in the consulting biz, that would have made it virtually impossible for me to fly to a major presentation to a client! Stress?!?!?! Paranoia?!?!?!

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-12-23 9:56:18 AM|| 2004-12-23 9:56:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Hell, i bet for some people it would mean they couldnt fly to visit their mother-in-law.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-12-23 9:57:10 AM|| 2004-12-23 9:57:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Had Randy successfully gotten the box cutter past screening and tried something on the flight, his personal health would have been in serious danger. Getting all worked up about stuff like this isn't worth the effort.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-12-23 10:32:06 AM|| 2004-12-23 10:32:06 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 There is no flight I'd feel safer on than one that has a significant number of Polynesians flying to see family. If Samoans are present--especially entire families, better yet. Sure, you give up a little elbow room (and then some) but you've got more security than an entire squad of air marshalls.

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2004-12-23 12:26:04 PM|| 2004-12-23 12:26:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Danged straight CL. They also know every dirty trick a defensive linemans every dreamed of... and can hide it. :<

Posted by Shipman 2004-12-23 2:35:52 PM|| 2004-12-23 2:35:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 many 16s do this, not many 33's do

Posted by Floting Granter5118 2004-12-23 2:57:06 PM|| 2004-12-23 2:57:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 but the 45's, they were the best.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-12-23 3:02:33 PM|| 2004-12-23 3:02:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 I favor universal underwear for the deaf

Posted by Shipman 2004-12-23 4:05:29 PM|| 2004-12-23 4:05:29 PM|| Front Page Top

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